Scotland mulls rise in new build grants

Homes target to be missed

Scotland will miss its target to build 6,000 affordable homes a year unless the government almost trebles its spending on new homes, the country’s leading housing organisations have said.

Sustainable spin?

Scottish builders lose confidence as work declines

Confidence in the Scottish building industry has dropped in the last quarter, according to a survey of 700 construction firms.

Blind alley

Scottish Govt social homes plans branded 'misleading'

Housing experts have accused the Scottish Government of being misleading over plans to increase social housing in Scotland.

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Some food for thought

Landlords should assess their level of risk as the Bribery Act comes into force, says Kirsty Thompson, solicitor at Devonshires

Get your Act together

With a host of legal acts coming into effect this year and next, Caroline Thorpe helps you to learn your lines so you can take to the housing stage with confidence

Hands-on approach

A new breed of customer-focused housing officers is giving tenants a lot more satisfaction. Emily Rogers meets one of them